FishBase (original) (raw)
Call for participation in a recently launched project to integrate the monumental Dean's Bibliography of Fishes into the references of FishBase. The references can be searched separately in the References search. Thanks to ECoF and BHL. Work in progress.
A new table on the relationship between the first maturity and the respiration in fishes has been created with almost 500 records. Learn more in the FishBase Book. Work in progress.
Most of the new species names until May 2024 were added from the Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (ECoF). When no additional information is entered in FishBase yet, there is a redirection to the species account in ECoF.
The etymology of genera and species were enriched with the first sentence for each eponym account from the book by Beolens et al. (2023; Ref. 128868). Some redundancies may appear with the text from EtyFish that will be removed in the next update. Work in progress.
Test the FishBase simplified interface via the New Interface link on the Mirrors menu. Send us your comments.
Information by Family
Identification by pictures
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Information by Topic
Trophic ecology
| Food items by species |
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| Species by food item |
| Diet composition |
| Food consumption |
| Food rations |
| Predators |
Population dynamics
| Growth parameters |
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| Length-weight rel. |
| Length frequencies |
| Mass conversion |
| Recruitment |
| Abundance |
Life cycle
| Reproduction* |
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| Maturity |
| Maturity/Gills rel. |
| Fecundity |
| Spawning |
| Spawning aggregations |
| Eggs* |
| Egg development |
| Larvae |
| Larval dynamics* |
Taxonomy
| Common names |
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| Etymology, by EtyFish |
| Videos |
Physiology
| Body composition |
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| Nutrients |
| Oxygen consumption |
| Swimming type* |
| Swimming speed |
| Visual pigments |
| Fish sound |
| Diseases & Parasites |
| Toxicity (LC50s) |
Genetics
| Genetics |
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| Heterozygosity |
| Heritability |
Human related
| Aquaculture systems |
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| Aquaculture profiles |
| Rice-fish species |
| Ciguatera cases |
| Public aquariums |
| Stamps, coins, misc. |
| Treaties & Conventions |
| CITES |
| CMS |
| Extinct species |
Outreach
| National databases |
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| Collaborators |
| Photos uploaded online |
| Editors' messages |
Note: Topics marked with an asterisk (*) indicate only a unique value by species in the datababase.
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Tools
Trophic ecology
| Trophic pyramids |
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| ISSCAAP trophic levels |
| Nutrient analysis tool |
Ecology
| Ecopath parameters |
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| Disease diagnosis |
Information system
| Rtool: rFishBase |
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| Graphs |
| Information gaps |
| New photos |
| Missing pictures |
Life history
| Life-history tool |
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| L-F analysis |
Distribution
| Aquamaps |
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| Species by ecosystem |
| Global introductions |
| Adverse introductions |
| Invasiveness |
| OceanAdapt |
| BRUVS - Videos |
| Species in GoMexSi |
| Country codes |
Human related
| Fish uses statistics |
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| FAO catches |
| FAO aquaculture |
| ICES catches |
| Catch analysis |
| CMSY++ |
| SeaFood advisories |
| Sea Around Us |
| World records |
Outreach
| My Fish Page |
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| Top 100 |
| Mobile Apps |
Taxonomy
| Quick identification |
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| Identification keys |
| Ident. by morphometrics |
| Match names |
| Classification list |
| Classification tree |
| New species in FishBase |
| New spp. Welt der Fische |
| Fish collections |
| Collection history |
| Catalog of Fishes ECoF |
| WoRMS |
| Catalogue of Life COL |
Note: Tools without radio button are available from the Species Summary page
Associated Journal
Publish in our journal partners Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria (Impact factor 2023: 1.17), Journal of Applied Ichthyology (Impact factor 2022: 1.222) and Journal of Fish Biology (2.0, 2022 impact factor) the results of your primary research on fish growth, weight-length relationships, reproduction (maturity, fecundity, spawning), food and diet composition, introductions and range extensions for faster subsequent entry in FishBase.
Indexed Journal
Cybium (publisher: SFI, Société Française d’Ichtyologie)
How to cite FishBase
To give due credit to the original authors, please cite data taken from FishBase by Main Ref. and/or Data Ref. of the respective record.
Cite FishBase itself as
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2024. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version (10/2024).
Disclaimer
FishBase present information on fishes as correctly as possible. However, we can not exclude errors, and neither we nor our partners can be held responsible for any damage that may arise from these.
Copyright
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International.
You are welcome to include text, numbers and maps from FishBase in your own web sites for non-commercial use, given that such inserts are clearly identified as coming from FishBase, with a backward link to the respective source page. Photos and drawings belong to the indicated persons or organizations and have their own copyright statements. Photos and drawings with CC-BY or CC-BY-NC copyrights can be used without further permission, with full attribution to the person or organization and the indication 'from FishBase'.
Note: FishBase is also available on CD-ROM, with detailed information on population dynamics, genetics, morphology, trophic ecology, physiology, ecotoxicology, reproduction, etc. See the FishBasehomepage or the FishBase book for more information. FishBase was assembled with the help of many partners and with the support of theEuropean Commission and other sponsors. Contact us if you want to providepictures,data orreprints.